Global warming claim based on student essay

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In a recent report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) blamed mountain ice melting in the Andes, the Alps and Africa on global warming. The report cited two papers, one of which was a geology graduate student's dissertation quoting interviews with mountain guides from the Alps. Earlier this year, the IPCC apologized for inaccurate reports on melting Himalayan glaciers.

In a recent report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) blamed mountain ice melting in the Andes, the Alps and Africa on global warming. The report cited two papers, one of which was a geology graduate student's dissertation quoting interviews with mountain guides from the Alps. Earlier this year, the IPCC apologized for inaccurate reports on melting Himalayan glaciers. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

In a recent report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) blamed mountain ice melting in the Andes, the Alps and Africa on global warming. The report cited two papers, one of which was a geology graduate student's dissertation quoting interviews with mountain guides from the Alps. Earlier this year, the IPCC apologized for inaccurate reports on melting Himalayan glaciers.